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Mitchell Birdsall
Position
C
B/T
R/R
Class
R-Fr.
Height
6-3
Weight
200
Hometown
San Jose, Calif.
High School
Valley Christian
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Field chances: 1, Texas Southern, Mar 01, 2024
- Putouts: 1, Texas Southern, Mar 01, 2024
FRESHMAN – 2023
- Did not appear in a game
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Valley Christian High School in San Jose, California
- Helped his team become CCS Champions as a junior in 2021
- Named All-League as a senior in 2022
- Ranked the No. 66 catcher in the state of California by Perfect Game in 2022
- Also played two years of football and hockey
- Played club ball for the Zoots Baseball team
PERSONAL
- Son of Ken and Allison Birdsall
- Has two older sisters, Sara and Ashley
- His dad, Ken, played baseball at Long Beach State
- Committed to Kansas in March 2022
- Chose Kansas because, “I loved the campus right as I saw it. I knew that it was going to be a great place to play and be the perfect fit for me.”
- Plans on working in the construction business industry after baseball
- Majoring in business administration